But as I am preparing for my yoga teacher training, I am worried. I wonder if I am strong enough, if I am flexible enough, do I know enough to be at the top of the class? I don't have the six pack I have been working on for months, will other people judge me? I still can't do chaturanga. I just barely learned how to do a headstand by myself and that can't be good enough.
Good enough?
When I started yoga, I couldn't touch my toes. I couldn't even do downward facing dog, (seriously, I would just fall). I have learned so much about myself, learned how to control my anger and my breathing, and healed myself of countless injuries and imbalances brought on by pregnancy through a regular yoga practice. I know most of the major bones in the body and I know how to use yoga to treat many of the most common complaints (back pain? I am your gal! Contact me!). And here I am, freaking out, not letting myself enjoy yoga because I have to be good enough for other people.
I learned to stop judging myself. I am where I am, and that is ok. This is the whole point of yoga! Especially that of yoga therapy, which is what I am planning on persuing.
From now on, I am going to enjoy yoga and remember that it is not about doing the postures, it is about learning about myself and improving.
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